The Indian Youth
Climate Network (IYCN) is a youth led voluntary organization working for the
cause of improving the environment for present and future generations.
We are one of the
few youth organisations in the country working on climate change and related
issues. A large part of our mandate is to study climate policy, deconstruct it
for the understanding of the youth and undertake advocacy for a sustainable,
just and bright future for the youth at both national and international
platforms.
In this regard IYCN
sends youth led delegations to CoPs ever since its inception in 2008. The
programme called “Agents of Change” (AoC) is one of a few wherein youth from
the subcontinent get to interact and engage at international platform with the
Indian government, civil society, the UN and youths from different parts of the
world. It helps youth get a ringside view of the negotiations on climate change
that have important implications for their future.
This year the AoC
programme includes a climate perception survey of the youth in India and a
resultant position paper on climate policy by the youth. IYCN is sending a
small delegation of three to the CoP20 in Lima where we will present the
results of our findings from the survey as well as our position paper.
In this context we
are organizing a round-table in Delhi on 17 November 2014 to
discuss these with our seniors from civil society organisations and most
importantly with Members of Parliament as well as the government.
Venue: Mapple Hall
India, India Habitat Center, New Delhi
Time: 9:30am
This years’ AoC
programme is supported by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany with
technical support from Deutsche-Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ)
For more details,
you can either write: supriya@iycn.in or call:
+919818316967.
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